79R7148 HLT-D


By:  Puente                                                       H.B. No. 2046


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of the open meetings law to actions taken by certain directors of a water district; providing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 49.0645 to read as follows: Sec. 49.0645. APPLICABILITY OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW TO DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NOT QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR. A director who has been elected to the board but has not qualified to serve as director, as required by Section 49.055, is considered a member of the board for purposes of Chapter 551, Government Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.